lose touch (with somebody/something)

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlose touch (with somebody/something)lose touch (with somebody/something)a)CONTACT somebodyif two people lose touch, they gradually stop communicating, for example by no longer phoning or writing to each otherI’ve lost touch with all my old school friends.They lost touch when Di got married and moved away.b)NOT KNOWif you lose touch with a situation or group, you are then no longer involved in it and so do not know about it or understand itThey claim the prime minister has lost touch with the party.It sometimes appears that the planners have lost touch with reality. →lose